Brooklyn, how are we doing . I am luke and i am the Host And Director of Msnbc Live and we are excited to welcome you to our very first and sold out then focused event. Thank you. This is where you get to meet and greet your favorite msnbc personalities live and in person. I can let you in on a little secret. Steve Kornacki Khakis are just glorious in real life. Over the course of the day, Jen Psaki , Joy Reid and so many others will give you their take on the state of this wild and crazy election. Are you enjoying it so far . It is only september. All right, lets get this thing kicked off. You may have seen the reporting from the dnc. They are going to tell you what it was like to be there and that electric atmosphere. At first, they will dig into what is at stake in november. Please welcome to the stage, the host of the reidout , Joy Reid and Alex Wagner. Welcome. Thank you. Oh my god, i want to do this. We have to get the selfie. Hello. Thank you all for coming. How amazing is this . Amazing. Thank you, brooklyn. I think will jump in because what we are doing is just re creating what happened at the democratic national convention. The chips would have no seat. They would be in our bodies. Can we Talk About how much fun we had quick we had too much fun. Listen, at the point i felt bad for everybody in New York because who here was at the convention . Was anybody at the convention . It was more amazing than i thought anybody thought it was going to be. We got to be there and soak in the magic with longtime friends, with one of my favorite people in the world and we had an endless supply of fried snacks. And then, Kamala Harris got the nomination. What could be better than that . The thing that is so interesting is one of the first shows i used to go on in a regular basis and one of the person to let me fill in for her was this person, Alex Wagner. We do go back a ways. We have seen a lot of elections Coming Up. Rank this one in terms of the intensity of the vibes and feelings around it. Listen, i think this one holds even more weight because when Barack Obama was running against Donald Trump, there is the Trump Factor which is a standing on the precipice of end of times. Then, there is the candidacy that Barack Obama represented and one that Kamala Harris represents, certainly. Which is the trajectory of american Society And Culture and what it means for us, whether we are trending towards a more inclusive and diverse society. In the Post Obamatrump years, a lot of people questioned did Barack Obama come too soon . Was he an aberration . Was it just eight years of us glimpsing, prematurely in terms of the future that was a long way off . And Donald Trump is such a repudiation of the moral arc of the universe. The Harris Candidacy represents an affirmation that the path that obama opened up for the country might actually, be its destiny. And so, it is not just a democrat might save the country from Donald Trump, it is a democrat who could meaningfully move the ball forward and finally, shatter that last glass ceiling. It is exponentially the levels of import, the stakes are so incredibly high and that has given rise to a joy that is really powerful. It is interesting because if you think about the trajectory that happened in 2008, we had this incredible thing that happened in a country that was formally a series of Slave Colonies and elected a black president and four years later he was reelected. It seems the path was towards a woman being president and that got interrupted by Donald Trump. That sent shock to the system but reduces The End of roe v. Wade. It produces The End of a right for women that they thought they would never lose. That is a part of the context of another woman stepping forward and getting the nomination. It is remarkable that the question of whether the country was what President Obama represented whether it is what trump represented is a really live question for a lot of people. Increasingly, there is a sense that maybe, trump is the aberration and i think that is important. Maybe. And, if that happened, one of the people who will deserve the most credit is an elderly white man named, Joe Biden. Yes. Right . Yes. And, by the way you were there, alex in the Spin Room on the night of the debate. I sure was. The debate that kicked all of this off. So, at the time people were doing in the Spin Room was spinning as hard as they could pick they made ducks looked like they were floating on the water and the legs are paddling furiously. I remember talking to Gavin Newsom and all the republicans came out. Stephen geller, Matt Gaetz and all the trump people and nobody wanted to talk with them. Then, Gavin Newsom came out and everybody wanted to talk to the democrats. The panic that set in the first 10 minutes of that debate is unlike anything ive ever witnessed. The phones were blowing up and there was this huge question. So many questions about biden and the party and the country and what has unfolded. Of course, in the last eight weeks, just to Talk About the Joe Biden of it all. This man who will be seen, potentially as the full curtain around two black President S. He is there and provides a very important role for obamas candidacy. And as president , himself in the wake of the Covid Disaster and economic calamity that were largely the fault of Donald Trump and potentially, does something that No One has ever done, other than george washington, to cede the power and make sure that the line of succession is clear and final. The extraordinary noticethe extraordinary nature of those acts will never be forgotten. I have likened him to a character in game of thrones. Nancy pelosi, the most powerful woman other than Kamala Harris ever, in american history, the most successful and profitable powerful speaker ever in history. The most successful speaker. And, it is not as if she was the only person. Across the democratic party there was incredible bravery, but she was willing to say it out loud. She put herself out there because of her power and because of the steam she holds in the party. She said, this is what needs to happen and it wasnt just her, but when President Biden said, all right, i will accede to the wishes of my party and i will do it in a way that confers the most power. I am doing this on my terms and i named this person as my successor. That is a power move. We just have to contrast the two parties in this moment. As you say, it is Nancy Pelosi leading the charge and insofar as you have to lead the charge it will be a difficult position, but doing it in the most respectful way to do such a thing, the democratic party managing the troops and democratic voters making their wishes known and when Kamala Harris steps in, rallying around this person with an Enthusiasm And Joy and electricity that none of us could have predicted. It is a party, and i say this after cheneyyou want to see what a high functioning, inclusive, Well Oiled Machine looks like . Look at the democratic party. That is what was so remarkable about the convention. You saw former members of the Trump Administration walking around getting love all over the place. You saw people who ideologically, disagree and it shows you you have one political party where everyone is included and invited. It is prodemocracy. Alex and Joyce Conversation continues after the break. 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She has stepped up and stepped into this moment in a way that i think a lot of people failed to anticipate because they were not covering her or paying attention to her. As two people that did cover her and pay attention to her it wasnt surprising. Lets Talk About how she stepped into it. First, can we have an agreement that campaigns dont have to be two years long . Three months and done. Nobody needs it. I think it is like, certainly media is a huge part of this but Kamala Harris has grown. She is able to defined herself and able to speak with confidence. She is able to laugh and be joyful in a way that is exhilaratingand ive said this before, for women who have watched other women have to sacrifice so much of themselves to be national figures. God, it is just a thrill to watch someone out there who looks like she is having fun. Yes. Who looks like she is relishing this, not solely because of duty but because she wants to be there. And, she goes and talks to people on the Campaign Trail and enjoys it. That is something, her ability to conduct herself with Confidence And Ease is something that has come to the forefront in the last four years. Experience in washington is denigrated. Oh, now you are a swamp creature. You can learn things on the job and maybe, having someone who has learned a couple things is a good prerequisite. She would be one of the most experienced ever to take office if she were to win the White House. We have to Talk About her Running Mate because your first big decision as a president ial candidate is to choose your partner. President obama chose right. You have to choose your body. You have to chose your road dog. He chose Joe Biden and he was when the most effective vice President S ever. He gave experience and he made a smart choice. Lets Talk About Coach Walz. First of all, he knows how to order a donut. He sure does. Maybe, that should be one of the prerequisites going forward. He has a grasp of humanity. If you have not seen the j. D. Vance donut shop video, people text me and we played it on Alex Wagner tonight and people were mad at me. It is worse than a cringe. It is almost as painful as him being on the podcast the gentleman who said, it is a good thing you had that indian motherinlaw to nanny your kids. When j. D. Vance starts talking about Ovulation And Menopause i turn the volume down. But, i will say, one of the wonderful things and there are so many about being at the convention, but you can tell what the mood of the convention and what the main speaker will be when they bring out these long signs. Thank you, joe was the first night sign. On wednesday, walz was going to speak and they brought out another sign of big hits. I thought it was going to be like a pep rally. He is the governor of minnesota it shouldve said Governor Walz or mr. Walz, but it was like, Coach Walz and you could hear marching bands. Oh, we are turning this into homecoming. 100 . By the way, when i tell you i think the Minnesota Delegation is still in the arena, they were not leaving. We were literally, leaving and people were cleaning around them and they didnt want to leave. We are here. We are happy. Everyone is gone and they didnt care. No music playing. They didnt care. They are still there. Yes. Will have to talk briefly about the other side because it has been a challenging few weeks or months for trump and vance. They have had a rough time. I will say and i think this is a point we need to discuss with our friends and neighbors a lot more. So much energy was spent talking about Joe Bidens cognitive abilities. If you have listened to Donald Trump, the man is giving rambling, incoherent answers that very much begs the question if he is still playing with a full deck of cards. 100 . That part of the conversation and im not trying to be a just. My mom is 80 and she could out debate Donald Trump in a heartbeat. But, i do think if we are concerned about the mental Health And Acuity and cognitive skills of the commander of our armed forces and one of the most powerful leaders in the free world, all republicans should have the same conversation all democrats had about how high functioning Donald Trump is. I think it is even more important to have that conversation because you have a group of people from the Heritage Foundation and from his former administration that have already made plans to run the country. They have already written it down. It is called project 2025. If Donald Trump is not it is full cognitive capacity then one wonders who would be making policy . Who would be Making Decisions . The answers are obvious, the readymade playbook is what we would be living under and that playbook things like getting rid of the department of education, a national abortion ban, renaming the health and services department, the department of life and having handmade Menu Pick which Robert F Kennedy jr. would some way be attached to in some fashion. That is the reality of what we are staring down. Are going to have bear carcasses in the White House being served for dinner . That is how the work gets into the brain. I keep going back to the Cheney Thing because i am not a fan of much of what he has done with his life. I think it is so indicative of a party that has shrunk itself and atrophied, to the point that even the staunchest most hard minded conservatives with a c to the word feel like they have no place. Absolutely. There are huge questions about our two Party System, whether we can go on like this and what becomes of the republican party. What are his values . What does it mean to have a two Party System when one party is not interested in governance at all . And, when it is protected by an arcane College System that cannot win majorities. We have a problem in advancing majority democracy. And a Supreme Court that is run by conservatives. It is a lot. This was fun. I know we have legal experts like chris and Kate Shaw Coming Up. That is a deep tease for later. Coming up, three iconic women take the stage together for the first time. Jen psaki , Senator Claire Mccaskill and Andrea Mitchell are here with her inside take on the stand of the race in this final homestretch. Re more than their ingredients. [smoke alarm] recipes written by hand and lost to time. Can now be analyzed and restored using the power of dell ai. Preserving memories and helping to write new ones. I tell people to vote. This election is important to me because i am a lifelong republican. It is important that we step outside your Comfort Zone and join other people in the fight to keep democracy alive. I am hopeful and excited and i am praying for the best. We have three more of your favorite stars. They will be together on stage right now for the first time ever. They will give us an insiders look at the state of this race in the final stretch. One of them worked as a white House Press Secretary for President Biden. One of them won a Senate Seat as a democrat in place that is very am a very red. And, get this. One of them has covered every president ial election since 1972. Please welcome Jen Psaki, Andrea Mitchell , and claire mccaskill. Hello everybody. Hello New York. Thank you. Hi everyone. This is such a good crowd. Okay. Thank you guys for having us. Okay. So, let m